Support youth investment groups to create jobs, analyst says Raphael Obonyo Reprinted from Citizen Digital, May 1, 2021 The Youth Congress has called for more support for youth investment groups citing unemployment rates which have increased following the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Raphael Obonyo, co-founder of the lobby group, says youth unemployment in Kenya is still rampant, even among the educated.

Specialist in communicable diseases at the Department of Public Health Ernst K. Rødland recently described the conditions in the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos as follows: “Very many people are gathered in a small area where there is a general lack of health services, poor water and sanitation conditions, many…

Author: Raphael Obonyo, Public Policy Analyst As of the writing of this article there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kenya. A limited testing capacity means that the real number of cases is likely much higher. Due to measures such as the lockdown of certain regions and a dusk-to-dawn quarantine, many people have…

This blog post is part of a series where Portulans staff perform a more in-depth analysis of countries and regions covered by the Network Readiness Index. Digital is the keyword of the COVID-19 crisis. The Africa Report notes that in the past few months, “digitizing has moved from a good…

Author: Raphael Obonyo, Public Policy Analyst As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to wreak havoc around the world experts predict that African countries could be hardest hit. …

Democracy is an act and youth must play their part This year’s International Youth Day was particularly profound because young people are at a pivotal point in determining what the next decade will become. …

By Raphael Obonyo First Published in Standard Kenya Public service in Africa needs renewal and one way to do this is to develop internships as a pathway for young people into public service and retain them after training. It is prudent that governments should absorb young people trained through internship…

By Raphael Obonyo This year’s International Youth Day was celebrated at a time when the world is facing serious coronavirus that has seen many innovative ideas emerge with far reaching policy measures as world countries seek to address the problem of joblessness the pandemic has brought in its wake…

by RAPHAEL OBONYO WEDNESDAY JULY 29 2020 First printed in the Daily Nation The UN Security Council must be applauded for its bold move of adopting Resolution 2535, its third on youth, which will anchor young activists seeking peace and security into a global agenda. The resolution calls for the…